Sunday, July 8, 2012

Malacañang
bared President Aquino signed and would release tomorrow the
Executive Order (EO) defining the adminis-tration’s policy on the
mining industry.

According to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda,
Aquino signed the mining EO and it is already with Executive Secretary
Paquito Ochoa.

Ochoa will release it tomorrow afternoon alongside with Environment Secretary Ramon Paje who was designated

by the President to do a presentation of its salient features.

“Yes it has been signed. It is a… I have no copy of the signed EO. It will be released next week,” says Lacierda.

He
said the executive order will be released on tomorrow afternoon by
Ochoa simultaneous with Sec. Paje’s presentation to eliminate doubt on
the much awaited EO defining the Aquino administration’s thrust towards a
sector that has significantly contributed revenues in the form of taxes
to the government.

“Let me qualify why ES Ochoa will have it
released alongside with Secretary Paje’s presentation. The decision is
so that there would no longer be doubt on the EO that has long kept both
the mining industry and the environmentalists waiting. So we will
release the EO, at the same time, we will be briefing Secretary Paje the
details of the EO. And in fact, I can tell you that the Malacanang
Press Corps will be the audience by which, for which Secretary Paje will
be briefing the EO. He will be explaining the EO,” Lacierda said..... MORE